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Research & sources.

Research, citations, notebooks and long PDFs, with every claim traced to its source.

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Transferable AI skills

Use AI with customer interviews, not instead of them

Let AI draft interview questions, organise permitted notes and suggest hypotheses, then label every line by provenance and test the simulated ones with real customers.

Research & sources12 min read11 October 2026
Transferable AI skills

Build a searchable evidence register with AI

Keep each claim, its exact excerpt and the source location in one table, then check that a relevant-looking source really supports the wording.

Research & sources6 min read + practice9 October 2026
Gemini Notebook (formerly NotebookLM)

Ask a notebook question and check the cited passage

Choose the right sources in Gemini Notebook, ask a focused question, then open each citation to check the passage, its document and its version.

Research & sources10 min read + practice7 October 2026
Adobe Acrobat

Check a scanned PDF before relying on an AI answer

Find out whether a scanned PDF has a text layer, compare the important figures with the image and correct the recognised text before you trust an AI answer from it.

Research & sources11 min read + practice7 October 2026
Transferable AI skills

Choose where an AI answer should come from

Match the question to the source that can answer it, switch the AI tool to that source, and check the answer stays inside it.

Research & sources13 min read + practice7 October 2026
Acrobat AI

Compare several documents in an Acrobat PDF Space

Put a small set of PDFs in an Acrobat PDF Space, ask for one comparison table, and open each citation to check the figures before you rely on it.

Research & sources12 min read + practice7 October 2026
Perplexity

Keep Perplexity research together in a Project

Set up a Perplexity Project for one research job, add the right files, ask source-scoped questions and catch another client's file leaking into the answer.

Research & sources12 min read + practice7 October 2026
Transferable AI skills

Research an account before a call without inventing the news

Ask for a claims table with a source link and a date on every row, require 'no source found' where there is none, then open three links before you say anything out loud.

Research & sources15 min read + practice7 October 2026
Gemini Notebook

Use an Audio Overview without losing the qualification

Generate a focused Audio Overview in Gemini Notebook, listen for the claims that matter and check that the source's caveat survives the spoken version.

Research & sources10 min read + practice7 October 2026
Transferable AI skills

Check a research report before relying on it

Match the claims behind a research report's recommendation to the passages they cite, correct the overstatements and keep the evidence gaps visible.

Research & sources13 min read + practice4 October 2026
Transferable AI skills

Find customer questions your FAQ may be missing

Group concerns from a few customer calls, count them by call and account, and give the FAQ owner a list they can check.

Research & sources16 min read + practice4 October 2026
ChatGPT

Get a useful first look at your competitors

Ask ChatGPT to compare a few named competitors for a specific buyer need, with a link and date beside each claim, then check the facts that could change your conclusion.

Research & sources13 min read + practice4 October 2026

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